"...the volume of new rules coupled with the speed with which the [2017 Tax Act] went through the legislative process has left practitioners and taxpayers scrambling to learn, understand and plan..."

So wrote Rose Wilson and Bruce Booken (authors of the top post on this list) in February of last year. Indeed, and much of that learning, understanding, and planning in response to the The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was informed by updates, commentary, and analysis published on JD Supra during the year.

For your interest, here is a recap of some of the most well-read posts published on the subject during 2018: 

1. Tax Reform: Impact on Businesses and Individuals - by Rose Wilson and Bruce Booken at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
2. The New 20% Pass-Through Deduction: Can Real Estate Owners Claim It? - by Erik Doerring at McNair Law Firm
3. Tax Reform: What Does the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Mean for the Real Estate and Construction Industry? - by attorneys at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt 
4. Swapping Virtual Currencies will trigger tax obligations under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - by Stanley Foodman at Foodman CPAs & Advisors
5. Decoding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Part VIII: Charitable and Tax-Exempt Organizations / Estate and Gift Taxes - by Miriam Korngold, Steven Nofziger, and Larry Brant at Garvey Schubert Barer
6. Opportunity Zones: Tax Reform’s New Economic Development Tool - by Daniel James Ruth at Balch & Bingham
7. Federal Estate, Gift and GST Tax Exemption Amounts Spike - by Amanda Carden Agins, Barbara R.H. James, and Audrey Patrone Peartree at Harris Beach PLLC
8. Benefits of Trusts Over 529 Plans and UTMA (Custodial) Accounts for Children and Grandchildren - by Monika Jain, Cheryl Hader, and Avigail Goldglancz at Kramer Levin
9. The Tax Laws Changed. Should Your Business and Estate Plans Change Too? - by Sarah Chang at Thompson Coburn
10. Impact of New Tax Laws on Estate Planning - by William Long at Polsinelli
11. New Carried Interest Rules of Interest to Real Estate Developers and Asset Managers - by George Morrison by McNair Law Firm
12. Impact of the New Tax Reform Legislation on the Real Estate Industry - by Peter Genz, L. Wayne Pressgrove, Jr, Hap Shashy, John Sweet, and Jonathan Talansky at King & Spalding
13. Tax Act: New Laws Affecting Tax-Exempt Organizations - by Meghan Walsh, Amy Segal, and Robert Kirsch at WilmerHale

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